Gibbs given two-match ban for racist outburst

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Herschelle Gibbs, the South Africa batsman, will miss the remaining two Test matches in the series against Pakistan after being banned for making racially offensive comments.

Gibbs was charged under Level 3.3 of the ICC’s Code of Conduct and given a two-match ban by Chris Broad, the match referee, after the first Test in Centurion ended in a seven-wicket win for South Africa. He will also appear before a Cricket South Africa disciplinary committee today.

The code prohibits “any language or gestures that offends . . . another person on the basis of race, religion, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin”.